RESEARCH
In April 2002, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
released their landmark report "A Call to Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at U.S. Colleges". For the first time, this report highlights researched, proven approaches
to reducing and preventing high-risk drinking on college campuses. This research
strongly supports the use of comprehensive, integrated programs with multiple
complementary components that target: individuals, including at-risk or alcohol-dependent drinkers; the student population as a whole; and the college and the surrounding community.
Download a summary of the report in pdf...
Prevention Alcohol-Related Problems on College Campuses
The Governor's Prevention Partnership is working to increase the number of college
and university students aware of the above proven strategies.
In order to provide the best services possible, the campus staff maintains up-to-date
knowledge and understanding of the latest theories and research. The following
links will take you to websites that outline some of the best practices and science-based
research in the field of campus prevention.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
The National Higher Education Center
The Center for College Health and Safety
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Statistics
A good understanding of the problem is the first step in creating effective prevention
programs for each campus. Each year, approximately 100,000 students across the
Country take the Core Alcohol and Other Drug Survey, an alcohol and other drug
assessment study created by the Core Institute (http://www.siu.edu/departments/coreinst/public_html/), an initiative of the State University of Illinois. Between 8-10 campuses
in Connecticut implement this survey annually reaching nearly 6,000 college and
university students. The data from this survey is used by each individual campus
in their planning processes. The aggregate data is used by the Campus Partnership
in planning technical assistance and training offerings. Click here to view the data that comes from the 2004 Core Survey results.
